Skaidra Puodziunas

Skaidra (sky-dra) serves as the Director of Ontario Relations at the Council of Canadian Innovators, a collective representing more than 150 domestic high-growth technology-intensive companies. Founded in 2015 by Canada's most successful technology CEOs, CCI aims to amplify their voices in the public policy development process around innovation, countering the dominance of foreign multinationals and other entities not focused on Canadian economic growth.

Skaidra has previously held a range of senior roles across the Ontario Government focused on enabling transformation and digital-by-default approaches to government service delivery. She also directly supported Ontario’s first Chief Digital and Data Officer and Ontario’s first Minister Responsible for Digital Government.

Skaidra is an advisory member of FWD50, a global digital government community connecting public servants, technologists, and civic innovators, a long-standing co-organizer of Civic Tech Toronoto, and active organizer within her Lithuanian Canadian community.